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Bangladesh Deploys Army to Keep Peace Ahead of Sunday’s Election

Soldiers travelled in armoured vehicles to temporary camps set up across the capital Dhaka to help the civil administration maintain peace and security.
Garment workers stage a demonstration in front of the Department of Labour building in Dhaka, Bangladesh demanding due payment in November.
Garment workers staged a demonstration in front of the Department of Labour building in Dhaka, Bangladesh demanding due payment in November. (Mamunur Rashid/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Troops deployed across Bangladesh on Wednesday amid fears of violence ahead of a national election which the main opposition party is boycotting.

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